HERE AND NOW: Collecting Memories from Turtle IslandIndigenous perspectives and museum narratives03.09.2026, 10:30 Uhr
and 03.09.2026, 18:30 Uhr
Museum Ludwig

Where is Turtle Island, and why does this matter? 🌎

This ArtTalk explores how museums collect, frame, and remember.

We’ll look closely at Marie Watt’s Thirteen Moons (Seneca Nation), an installation of thirteen hanging tin sculptures that creates a cloud of sound when touched.

It honors the Jingle Dress Dance, a healing ritual of the Ojibwe tribe passed down through generations despite being banned. It can be seen as a radical act of resistance.

Watt’s work appears alongside historical photochromes that depict “deserted” American landscapes. These are representations that deliberately leave out Indigenous peoples from their own home.

We’ll consider works by T.C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo), Leon Polk Smith (Cherokee), and others whose indigenous backgrounds shaped contemporary art but have been systematically overlooked.

We’ll explore what changes when you view a museum not as a neutral space, but as a space shaped by choices and biases.

• 💰 ArtTalk Fee: €28 adults | €8 students, artists, and kids
• 💡 Long Cologne Thursday opening, museum entrance free for Cologne citizens (with valid ID).
• 📍 Meeting Point: Central foyer, by the column with the BLUE dot.

Before you head home, join us for a casual drink and light bites and connect with the ArtTalk community 🤝 over best moments 🎨 and new insights.

Let’s leave with sharper seeing, and better questions.

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